Word details
金食い虫
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 金食い虫.
Dictionary
Entry
1
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
Examples
めったに乗らないヨットなんてただの金食い虫だ。
It's just throwing money away to have a yacht you rarely use.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
金
gold
8 strokesFrequency 53JLPT N4Grade 1
On
キンコンゴン
Kun
かねかな--がね
Nanori
かんきむここのん
食
eat, food
9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ショクジキ
Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
Nanori
ぐい
虫
insect, bug, temper
6 strokesFrequency 1,351JLPT N2Grade 1
On
チュウキ
Kun
むし
Nanori
む
喰
eat, drink, receive (a blow), (kokuji)
12 strokesGrade 9
Kun
く.うく.らう
Nanori
じき
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